general farm worker - harvesting
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
Fruit and vegetable combination farming. Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato). All weather conditions. Work setting: Rural area.
Tasks:
- Cut agricultural crops.
- Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market..
- Greenhouse cleaning.
- Hand harvesting vegetables.
- Pack fruits and vegetables.
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
- Sort fruits and vegetables.
- Tie and secure plants.
- Weeding.
- Clean work area.
- Harvest crops.
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market.
Type of crops:
- Apples.
- Bell peppers.
- Cherries.
- Melons.
- Orchard fruit.
- Tomatoes.
- Vegetables.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Ability to work independently.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Work under pressure.
- Tight deadlines.
- Physically demanding.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Attention to detail.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
Personal suitability:
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Values and ethics.
- Quick learner.
Screening questions:
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
Experience:
Experience an asset.
Employment terms options:
To be determined.
Other benefits:
Free parking available.
Supports for visible minorities:
Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).